Lessons for Life

United States Professional Tennis Association

2014Awards Program

2014USPTA

Lessons for LifeTMAward

USPTA’s Lessons for Life Award recognizes those USPTA-certified members who have done the most to raise money for charities through tennis events. While the award spotlights individuals who have raised large amounts of money, it also honors those hosting the most creative, original or unique tennis event to raise money for charities.An individual hosting an event raising the most money will not necessarily receive this award. Please keep in mind that while this is not limited to tennis-specific events, an individual hosting a massive event including tennis, golf, etc., at a club will need to provide a breakdown of what portion of the proceeds the tennis event brought in. To qualify for this award, the event(s) must be registered with USPTA.

General rules

  1. Divisions are asked to nominate one person each year for this award. Nominations also are accepted from USPTA members or nonmembers. Nominees must be USPTA-certified Members (Master Pro, Elite Pro or Professional Level) in good standing.
  1. Every question on the application must be answered. Please type. Additional, supporting informationmay be included as backup, including program information, news clippings, etc.
  1. The awards period is from July 1, 2013, to June 15, 2014.
  1. ALL applications can now be submitted as PDFs and submitted via email. Large PDF files may be burned to a CD/DVD and mailed in. The awards committee encourages applicants to submit their applications and all supporting materials in one of the above electronic formats.
  1. The deadline for the USPTA World Headquarters to receive all 2014 award applications is June 17, 2014. Having an application postmarked June 17 is not acceptable and those applications will not be considered by the Awards Committee. Applications submitted via email must be emailed by June 17 at 11:59 p.m. Central time. The entire application and ALL supporting materials must be received on or before the deadline date to be considered. The Awards Committee will not accept applications received after the deadline. Applications being mailed must be sent to the following address:

U.S. Professional Tennis Association

World Headquarters

3535 Briarpark Drive, Suite One

Houston, TX 77042

Attn: Awards Committee

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS TO:

  1. The Awards Committee not only judges the award nominations, but also is available to answer questions throughout the year. If you have any questions, please email Dan Moster, awards chair, at or call him at 260-249-9424.

Questions also may be directed to USPTA staff at 800-877-8248 or 713-978-7782, ext. 114.

  1. The award may or may not be given each year, at the committee’s discretion. Recipients will be announced/recognized during the 2014 Tennis Teachers Conference in New York City, NY.

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2014USPTA

Lessons for LifeTM Award

Name
USPTA No. / Member since / Division
Address
City / State / ZIP
Phone (H) / (W)
Email
Place(s) of employment / Job title(s)

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE PROVIDED IN

ADDITION TO ALL SUPPORTING MATERIAL.

  1. What (tennis) events have you hosted to benefit charities in the past 12 months? Please provide a detailed description of each event.
  1. How much was raised by each of the events listed above? What percentage of the proceeds went to charity? What charities benefited from each event? If the event(s) were not tennis specific and included several other activities in addition to tennis, please provide a breakdown as to how much the tennis portion of the event brought in for charity.
  1. Please indicate what sets your charity event(s) apart from the rest and what really makes your event(s) unique.
  1. Please include at least two letters of reference.

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